Federal Law Enforcement Officer Charged with Fraud

BATON ROUGE, LA—The Office of the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana announced today that WILLIAM T. FERRELL, III, age 41, of Gulfport, Mississippi, has been charged in a Bill of Information with theft from a common carrier, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 660. FERRELL, who is a Marine Interdiction Agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is charged with stealing approximately $100,000 from Double F Logistics LLC, a company associated with Capital City Produce, Inc. If convicted, FERRELL faces up to ten years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both.

This matter was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Internal Affairs. The matter is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Corey R. Amundson, who serves as a deputy chief of the Criminal Division.

NOTE: A bill of information is merely an allegation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty at trial.